Resilient wheel



SER.

WHEEL.

fsa.1a,1919.

E. G. LOE

BESILLENT Armcmon FILED Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

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I Application led February 13, 1919. Serial No.A 276,715.

' To all whom it may concern:

L'Be it known that I, EDWARD G, LoEsER,

va citizen of the United States,residing at 'Milwaukee7 county of' Milwaukee, andSta'te of Wisconsin, have invented newand useful YImprovements yin Resilient Wheels, of which 'the following is a specification,

My invention relates tof improvements in vresilient wheels, with particular reference yto that class of 'resilient wheels in which an outer tire carrying rim is supportedresiliently from an'inner felly orrim connected with "tlieihub, by spokes, or inY any `other suitalble manner. i

The object of my inventionis to lovercome *the objecti-onsi heretolfore elXisting ,to the `use Iof resilient wheels of this vgeneral type,

by providing a form of structurev inv which 'laterali distortion will be prevented, or reduced to suoli a degree as to 'avoid destructive-effects such as crystallization of springs, and in which there is adequate resistance to torsion as developed by traction in either Ya forward orbackward movement of a vehivcle propelling wheel, and inwhi'ch the outer -rim or tire carrying riin will be supported "with the elasticity'A and stability necessary to an easy running, softly cushioned wheel,

voperating without noise or grating effects under all vconditions of' roadf'travel.

' To this end, "I provide whereby the outer or tire carrying 'rim may be connected with the inner rim or felly by a set of coiled springs. -coperating with an intermediate ring, concentric with theV felly, the springs being arranged tosupportthe rod `from va series ofv slings `pivotally"connected with radially projecting brackets mountedr on the felly, and the outeror'tire carrying rim being ndirectly connected with Y and 'supported "by the intermediate ring. Thearrancrement 'is snch that the load willbel carried those springs whichhave siibstantially 'vertical axes, the pricipal function of the horizon- 'tally' disposedsprings at the top and bottnni of the wheel being to resist-torsional vstrains -where the wheel is used asaV1 traction wheel, and to also take up and distribute shocks.

Ysuch as tend toveheck the movement of the the '1 springs around the intermediate ring, ,tlielatter beingjpreferably circular ,in cross wheel alo-'ng the linefof travel.' *By ceiling .Fig l.

section, Iv relieve them from 'lateral strain and adequately hold the coils from displacement in any direction while allowing them to freely expand and contract along the lines yof their ownyaXes, substantially yall ypressures upon the springs being axial in direction, owing to the pecnliar'arrangement herein described.

"Like Vparts are identified by-thesame reference characters throughoutvv the `several views. v y.

A is the felly orfelly supported rim. yIt

\ is not material whether this rim is'supported lfrom thel hub by spokes, or in any other Asiiitallole manner, 'and therefore hub and rim :supporting means are not illustrated."

B is the tire o-r tire receiving rim. 3In the construction shown, it is provided .with` a solid 'rubber tread portion `B". But "the form, shape, or character ofthe' tread portion is al'sognotmaterial to the invention Vherein disclosed.

VYBut-it will be observed that I have provided an intermediate-ring C, which is prefer'ably circular incross' section, and connected at intervals with the outerv rim 4by ybrackets. D. d These brackets are preferably lll-shaped with twojpointsof connection by means of foot pieces weldedv or riveted to the inner surface of the outer rim B,

and centrally secured tothe vintermediate ring by rbolts l L The innerrimA yhas outwardly projecting side flanges F, preferably interlapping with marginal inwardly y'projecting anges F lon 'the outer rim, one or ,both of'w'hich may be f made detachable if` the outerlrimvis unitary. 'Inthe 'construction shown, theouterfrim is vn'formed of twoconcentric bands. One of the "flllges VF" is'- integral'. with one band and-the other 'flange is integral A.with theA other".Y

V 'lhese s tructnral cle-tails are regardedY as .30 pression orY expansion.

non-essential, but I utilize the outwardly projecting flanges F in coperation with interior brackets Gr to support sets `of alined hanger pins H, those of each set being dis- 5 posed on opposite sides of the ring C, and utilized to pivotally support slings I, each of which has side arms pivoted to one of the hanger pins H, and a cross arm looselyv engaging the rod C. The cross arm preferably hasan aperture through which the'` rod C passes, and theA slings are'arranged vin pairs of oppositely projecting slings, each pivotally hung from the' same'set of hanger Vpins.A7V Y 'f l f springs J'. @Oued about the ring cwahi :the respectiveslings are interposed, preferably under normaly compression, between the bolts E, and the heads o-f the slings. =If desired, seating'members E may serve as bearing membersfor the springs instead of having the springs rbear directly against either the bolts or the bracketsD. These seating members E f are preferably formed .integrally fwith the brackets D 'as arcuate 2 5 arms thereof.

shocks andtorsion strains. The most imv 40 portantLA fact to be considered however, is V.that in all cases, the'movements ofthe springs inM compressing and expandingy are ,along theirown axial lines,- all Aother movev ments of the springs being bodily' movements in which they travel with the ring v3C,A andfwiththe tire. '.Therefore, if VVthe Y, springs are adequateA in strengthV to support the load and resisti shocks withoutcompres- Ysion of the coils, into contact and interlap- .Oeping-relation to leach other, lc.,",z idequate f to. supportl the load without-exceeding lthe elastic limit, there-,will be-no-tendency towardy crystallization. 'Y

" In my improved structure, `there V"is also .55 notendencyfforfthev outer o-rtire' rim to .shift laterally from the inner-rim since the outer rimis heldffrom sidel shiftingv not onlyv by the-flanges F, vbut more particularly by the slings, the latter b'eing'pivoted y tothelpin's I-I-atfeach side-of the inner rim ,Ay-rand. having theirrhead pieces in anchor- VAing Vrelationy to `the-ring C, which,v in turn, is rigidly secured to theouter rim B. This support .of the ringyCandtire fronrthe yokes may be strengthened by reinforcing vner-concentricrims, in comb-ination with an `intermediate ring connectedA with one of the rims, a set of slings *pivotally* connectedv -with the'othergrimfand arranged' in. pairsV collars K, which also serve as spring seatings atV the outer ends of the springs, the endsvwhich bear upon the brackets I) being regarded as the inner ends of the paired springs. I i

To facilitate assembly, the ring C may be split .transversely at one point until the springs 'l and slings have been assembled thereon, after which its ends may be Welded andthe ring secured to the rim B, ory to onevsection thereof. The yokes may then be connected with the inner rim A by inserting the crossV pins, and the remaining ysection or flange of the outer rim may then :be-attached. Flexible dustexcluding jackfets M arepreferably appliedto the inner 'faces of the-flanges F and Ff,- 'and secured thereto` in any convenient manner afterVV adjusting the margins of the 'Jackets so as to provide. suiicient slack to allow the rims to 85 move'toward and from' eachotherV without imposing excessive strains upon the jackets. Y

I claim:-. Y l I Y. l. Aresilient wheel comprising the combination OfspaCed concentricfinner'. and 90 outer'rims, an interposed ringsecured to the outer-rim, pairs of oppositely'disposed slings each pivotally secured to `the inner rimv at one end, and arranged with swing- ,ing ends loosely engaging the-ring at its 95 other end,.and springscoiled about the ringV within the slings, and adapted to support the ring and outer rim from thexswmgng ends of the slings.

. '2. A resilient-wheel having inner and 100 vouter4 concentric rims, in combination-with .a series of` pairs yof oppositely v.disposed slings, respectively provided-with spaced .side arms having transverse pivotal connection withone ofthe rims, and ladapted to swing .in a plane which includes the rims, and resilient devices mounted Y in said slings, and supporting the otherrim from -the one tof which the slings are pivotally connected f v p 3'. A resilient wheel havingouter and innerv concentric` rims, 1n comblnatlon vwith y.anint'ermediate ring connected with oneo'f lthe rims, aset fof slings pivotally -`con ,nected-wlth the: other rim, and arranged' 115 in pairs of slings projecting in opposite directions from their lpoints offpivotal conl nection, and loosely f connected with the -intermediate ring, land means for resiliently supporting .the ring from each of the-slings, each of said slings being arranged to swing upon 'its pivotalv connection inpaplane parallel to the central plane of the wheel;v

4:', A resilient wheel having "outer and inof ,slingsjprojecting-:in op osite vdirections from'their points of pivota connection, and 130 loosely connected with the intermediate the connecting points between it and the 10 ring, each sling adapted to Swing upon its rim to which it is attached.

pivotal connection in the central plane of In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature tliuie Wheelf, means forf riiintly supporting in the presence Of tWO Witnesses.

t e ring rom each o t e s in s, said resilient means comprising coiled gsprings, each EDWARD G' LOESER' interposed between the swinging end of the Witnesses:

sling, and a seating carried by the ring, said O. C. WEBER,

ring having the seatings for the springs at LEVERETT C. WHEELER.

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